Идиомы на тему Hand and Arm

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  • at one's fingertips
    (знать) как свои пять пальцев
    John has all the facts and figures at his fingertips.
  • burn one's fingers
    обжечься на чём-либо
    Jeffrey Archer burned his fingers having invested into a Canadian company which went bankrupt.
  • cross one's fingers
    скрещивать пальцы в надежде на везение
    Jenny crossed her fingers that she would get a promotion.
  • hang on by one's fingernails
    находиться в трудной ситуации, "держаться на волоске"
    The company was going on with the work, but it was obvious they were hanging on by their fingernails.
  • have (something) at one's fingertips
    знать что-либо как свои пять пальцев
    I had all the figures and facts at my finger tips.
  • have a finger in the pie
    иметь долю в чем-либо, принимать участие, "приложить руку"
    The police suspected that Daniel Crofft had a finger in the pie in many crimes.
  • keep one's finger's crossed
    желать удачи, скрестить пальцы на удачу
    I wanted my friend to keep his fingers crossed while I was at a job interview.
  • lay a finger on (someone or something)
    трогать руками кого-либо \ что-либо
    My Mom told me not to lay a finger on the valuable vase because it can be easily broken.
  • point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
    винить кого-либо в чём-либо, "указать пальцем на кого-либо"
    "I don't wish to point the finger of blame at Mark, but I am sure that he is the guilty person."
  • put one's finger on (something)
    обнаруживать точное местонахождение чего-либо
    Sandra was not able to put her finger on the exact place where she had lost her purse.
  • slip through (someone's) fingers
    упустить возможность, просочиться у кого-либо между пальцев
    Sally had a very good opportunity of getting a good job, but she let it slip through her fingers.
  • someone's fingerprints are on (something)
    оставить следы (отпечатки пальцев) на чём-либо
    The criminal's fingerprints were on everything in the room; he had not been very careful.
  • sticky fingers
    склонность к воровству
    Little Bobby has sticky fingers, and his mother watches him all the time.
  • work one's fingers to the bone
    усердно работать, работать до мозолей
    Susan complained that she had to work her fingers to the bone for a meager pittance of a salary.
  • wrap (someone) around one's little finger
    полностью контролировать кого-либо, быть под каблуком у кого-либо
    Sue is very popular with boys, and she can easily wrap any of them around her finger.